Loss of Life in Explosion on U S Warship
Reports allege a fatal explosion aboard a U S warship resulting in multiple deaths. Details remain unclear as investigators assess the incident and secure the vessel.
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Newspaper
Rivers Gazette
Location
Rivers, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Jul 17, 1924
Page
7
Reports allege a fatal explosion aboard a U S warship resulting in multiple deaths. Details remain unclear as investigators assess the incident and secure the vessel.
Debates continue in the House of Commons over a church union bill with factions pressing for changes. Proponents seek amendments while opponents warn that restoring committee powers could broaden authority and affect general assembly jurisdiction. The question will return to the floor as efforts to strike out the amendment proceed.
Alberta business men and sheep breeders form the Producers' Wool Mills Company to build Western Canada's first woollen mill near Tecort town west of Edmonton. Land for the project has been purchased and construction is to begin soon with aims to be in operation by fall.
The fragment presents a phrase about war being too terrible to contemplate followed by an unclear term. No clear event dates or identities are readable. The item resembles a clipped quote or fragment rather than a full news brief.
The Manitoba government explored alternatives for Evevatere under Cors generation, with bids discussed for defense and residential use. Proposals included an eight percent per capita rate and a $92 purchase price for a 42 unit system, with a final decision to be forwarded to the central authority.
A heated session of the grain commission discussed alleged improper profit margins and misweighing at prairie elevators. Officials noted multiple grades being mixed and criticized harbor paging and inspection fees while weighing plans to curb surplus costs. Two workers were killed and several police injured in a Kingston riot as the turmoil continued.
A renowned French aviator announced ambitious autumn competition in Abriea aiming for the Pulitzer prize. Details are scarce as the plan unfolds with high expectations and media attention on the prestigious event.
A heist targeting a truck carrying precious gems wound through New York streets. Thieves assaulted a driver near Pasth Street and Broadhurst Avenue and fled after taking 27 packages of jewels valued at five thousand dollars. Suspects fled toward local jewelers firms.
Three leaders of the organized unemployed in Fort William Ont are jailed after a mass meeting in Port Arthur where speeches urged overthrow of the municipal government. They cursed the federal government over immigration policy and saluted the LWAV cause.
The report argues a full inquiry under the minister of finance and the Bank Act could have prevented a loss to depositors. It notes steps claimed to have been taken by the government and questions actions that might have saved the bank, including liquidation options and representations.
Postal workers have mailed protests to Ottawa in a bid to pressure authorities. The action follows concerns over wages and working conditions and aims to draw government attention to the issue.
A Winnipeg jury reduced the charge against Mrs Robie Kadeniuk in the killing near Teohon Man on March 4. They found her guilty of manslaughter after deliberation. The defendant admitted striking the victim with an object after the assault, hospital reports show the wound caused by age injuries. Her two children were cared for by relatives during court proceedings.
The fallen monster timber wall, standing four stories high and aiding an attempt to trap a creature in Northern Ontario, was killed after a desperate struggle. A $10 bounty was paid, and the wall was claimed as the specimen by Fort Viton authorities.
Four-car automobile gang ambushed a Chicago to Milwaukee rail run at Rondout 62 miles from Chicago in a pistol duel with train crews. They looted four mail pouches totaling bonds and currency from the Chicago Federal Reserve Bank valued at one million dollars.
The famous bandit Billibismuls biendie known as Biman, who escaped from Stony Mountain penitentiary on October 23, has been arrested in California and is held for identification, per a telegram to Warden Médghen.
A court declines to convict Hon J Murdock on charges linked to government misconduct. The jury finds insufficient evidence tying the cabinet minister to alleged abuses at a state bank and related financial actions.
A Winnipeg student, Engnest, from the University of Manitoba, has received a commission from the federal government to erect a wireless station at Herschel Island. He will likely depart soon and remain for several years, with the station intended to link the frontier island to civilization and bolster northern strategic communications.
A Dominion patrol boat reportedly destroyed twenty five sea lions and seals while patrolling north of Vancouver Island. The vessel used machine guns and rifles, impacting salmon runs and nearby fishing activity along the Virgin Flocks area in the vicinity.
Calgary saw over eighty thousand bushels arrive on June 11 for inspection. George Hill, Dominion Government grain inspector, reported exceptional quality with the bulk of the wheat graded No 1 Northern.
Germany protests to the League of Nations against French troops in the Saar Valley the coal region assigned to France under Versailles with exclusive mining rights lasting for a designated period.
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